The Republic is ramping up its drive to soak up more energy from the sun, amid growing global awareness on how fossil fuels are contributing to climate change. By 2030, Singapore wants to ramp up its solar capacity by more than seven times from current levels, and increase the current 260 megawatt-peak (MWp) of installed…
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SunPower today announced that the first solar panel has been installed at a 3-megawatt SunPower solar project for leading global retailer Gap Inc. at its distribution center in Fresno. Once complete, the system is expected to help Gap Inc. meet approximately 50 percent of the Fresno facility’s energy needs and reduce the company’s operating expenses, while supporting the…
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A giant solar energy plant with 40,000 solar panels has opened in southwest France, with the power to provide energy to almost 13,000 people. The €12 million, 22-hectare Merle Sud centre is in the commune of Saint-Magne, Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), and took six months to be completed. It officially opened today(Friday October 25). It is expected to…
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Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50% in the next five years, powered by a resurgence in solar energy. The International Energy Agency (IEA) found that solar, wind and hydropower projects are rolling out at their fastest rate in four years. Its latest report predicts that by 2024 a…
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Solar Energy International (SEI)’s technical consulting program for solar market development in rural communities, Solar Forward, has officially surpassed the 1-MW mark of new, installed solar across rural Colorado. The program has yielded 1.2 MW of installed solar to-date and numbers continue to climb. Solar market growth creates energy independence and economic resiliency in rural communities.…
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Solect Energy has completed the installation of a 300-kWDC solar energy system on the roof of the Daniel L. Joyce Middle School in Woburn, Massachusetts. “Every dollar saved on our electric bills is a dollar we can apply to students, which was a major factor in the decision to go solar. But we benefit from this…
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Poland, which generates most of its electricity from coal, is planning to triple its solar energy capacity this year, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told Polish radio on Wednesday. Facing a general election on Sunday, the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has maintained support for coal, a key industry in the Silesia region where Morawiecki’s…
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Solar contractor ReVision Energy completed solar projects totaling 244.86-kW at Keene Housing, a nonprofit from Keene, New Hampshire, providing affordable housing for those in need. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled on October 29 at Keene Housing to celebrate its solar energy transition. Last year, Keene Housing added grid-tied solar arrays totaling 91.5 kilowatts to nine buildings at its…
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California will be the first state in the U.S. to require solar panels on all new homes starting 2020, but the legislation’s passage did not end the debate over a key question: Does the cost of installing solar pay off for homeowners? Some developers are not even waiting for 2020 and are pressing ahead with solar-powered…
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Hecate Energy, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has signed an agreement for Google to purchase 250 MW of renewable electricity from a 500 MW Hecate Energy solar facility in Texas. Google recently announced it has made its largest ever purchase of renewable energy, totaling more than $2 billion in new energy infrastructure produced by solar panels and wind turbines located around the…
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